Windshield wiper motor



July 23, 1940. R, M MORLEY 2,208,772

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR Filed March 11, 1938 ATTORNEYS Patented July 23, i940 ff:gumreo STATES PATENT? ore-ice g 2,208,772 7 M wmnsmem WIPEfIt-MOTOR; Robert M.Morley, 'Djerby," Conn.

ApplicationMal'ch 11, 1938,;S erial No. 195,257

' 2 Claims.

Thisinventionrelates-to new'and useful improvements in windshield wiper motors and has particular relation to the suction operated type.

of- .windshield wipers.-

.2:: Ano'bject of the invention is to provide a windstruction and wherein the parts areso arranged that they may be of sturdy construction whereby themotor while inexpensive to manufacture will ftkrequire. but a relatively small space for its mounting or installation and will have long use-.

Fig.'1 is a sectional view through my improved windshield wiper motor, the viewbeingtaken as 2sl along the linel-l of Fig. 2; I

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken as along the line..2-2 of Fig. 1; v

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken as along the line 33 of Fig. 2; I 30 Fig. 4-is a bottom plan view showing theautomatic reversing valve employed; and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan view showing the mounting of the oscillating shaft for, carrying the wiper blade. 3.5 Referring in detail to the drawingmy improved windshield wiper includes an actuating means or motor generally designated l0, and adapted to apply an oscillating movement to a shaft H arranged to carry any or the usual wiping blade I w br squeegee (not shown). Motor Ill comprises an outer somewhat globular casing including a pair of similar parts 12 and l3=preferably pressed out-from sheet metal so as tobe substantially semi-spherical or cup shaped and having their cfi bpen sides toward one another.

At their open sides parts I2 and i3 are pro-- vided with outwardly directed flanges l4 and I5 respectively, and such flanges are connected by bolts l6 and are held in spaced relation by means 50 6f spacers or sleeves I! on the bolts between the flanges. Rings l8 may be provided'at the outer sides of the flanges I4 and I5, and it is on such rings that the bolt head and nut directly bear when tightened to make secure the assembly. 7

6525:; Arrangedsto'closezthe. open. sides of the parts shield wiper. motor of simple and, compact-con- I2 and as are fiexiblediaphragms l9 and 'respectively. Such d-iaphragms are cone, shaped and have their edge portions 2! secured against the, flanges l4-and l5 of the parts withwhichthe.

diaphragms. are associated. Each diaphragmprojects into the part .to which its edge portion is secured with the result .that chambers 22 and 23'are formed in the parts l2 and I3 "between the. outer walls; of 'suchparts and the dia phragms. Each. diaphragm has .its apex, drawn back into its body portion "or toward the apex of theother diaphragm. i I

The apices of the .diaphrag'ms are connected by a .rigidmeans or block 24zagair'ist the ends of which-such apices are clamped, as bywashers 25 52-5- I Located between' the.v diaphragms. is 'a valve mechanism comprisingja bodyor block secured in place by apair of the bolts 16.1 This 25;; bloc-khas a suction passage3l and a pair of applicator or distributing passages 32 and 33opening' through its lower'side. On the upper side of the body 30 is a small housing34 containing a valve '35 held against the body asby a spring 36 3 s and including a hand piece 31 projecting for manual actuation of the valve. Valve has a recess or passage 38 in its under orinner side whereby when the valve is in the position of Fig. 2

such passage places the suction passage 3! before 35g;

mentioned in communication :with a passage 39 adapted to be connected with the suction side of an internal combustionenginethrough a pipe or tube 40.

Distributing passage 32.is connected with .the 40, chamber 22 through the mediumv of "a tube 4! while passage 33.is in the same manner connected with chamber 23'through tube42; Pivoted at 43 to the under or inner side of body 30' is a valve 44 having a recess or passage 45 in its 45.

upper side or the side against the block 30. This valve'ismovable about pivot 43 :but is limited in.

its movement by means of stops 46 arranged one at each side of the valve. J When valve-'44 is positioned as in Fig. 4 its passage 45 is placing suc- 50 tion passage 3| in communication with the dis-v tributing passage 33 where airwill be exhausted from chamber 23 through tube42. The passage:

32 is in communication with the space 41 between the diaphragms, which. space isincommunication with the atmosphere. When the valve is moved in the opposite direction to a position against the other stop it then places the suction passage 3| in communication with the chamber 22 by way of the passage 32 and the tube 4| and passage 33 is placed in communication with the "between arms 48 is an actuating member or lever the valve Mat 58. H

extremes of movement. 40

space 41.

Thus while the valve 44 is in a position placing suction passage 3| in communication with one distributing passage the other distributing passage is open to the atmosphere in the space 41 between the opposed ends of the diaphragms. From the above it will be clear that as the valve 44 is moved first in one direction and then in the other about its pivot 43 the air is exhausted first from one chamber 22 or 23 and then from the other whereby the diaphragms move first in one direction and then in the other by atmospheric pressure in the intermediate space 41. Obviously movement of the diaphragms results in-movement of the connecting means or block 24 secured to their .apices.

Toward one end body 30 is bifurcated providing a pair of arms 48 and a space 49 between such arms. .Pivoted at 56 against the end of the body 5|.::.:the lower end of which is bifurcated providing fingers 52 for a purpose to be described. Lever 5| hasattached thereto one end of a coil .spring .53 the other end of which is secured to From an inspection of Fig. 4 it will be understood that. as-lever 5| is moved about its pivot 56 first in one direction and then in the other it will parry the spring 53 back and forth across the valve pivot 3 with the result that said valve will be snapped by the spring back and forth between the stops 46 as the lever 5| reaches its 44 .is snapped back and forth from one extreme position to the other to have the air exhausted first from one and then from the other of the chambers 22 and 23 as the lever 5| is oscillated.

Locatedbetween the fingers 52 of lever 5| is a slug or projection 55 carried by the upper end of connecting means 24, the movement of the latter through the member 5'! .will be transmitted to member 56 and thus to lug 55. As the latter is rocked back and forth it engages first one of the fingers 52 and then the other thereof, with the sresult that the lever 5| is rocked back and forth,

and moving the spring 43, as above set forth, causes the valve 44 to be snapped back and forth at the extremes of the movement of lever 5|, whereby the suction is applied first to one and then the other of the chambers 22 and 23.

To keep the diaphragms in a direct line of motion and thus avoid their buckling the members 56 and 51 are connected with a pin and slot arrangement'whereby one may slide on the other.

through which extend spaced pins 66 carried by the member 55. This construction permits of relative longitudinal movement of the members to compensate for back'and forth movement of ..the lower or inner end of member 51. However, r

In this way the valve Thus member 51 is provided with a slot 59' the double pin arrangement prevents any relative pivotal movement of the members whereby as the lower end of member 51 is carried back and forth by the diaphragms the upper end of member 56 is rocked back and forth imparting an oscillating movement to the shaft Shaft H is mounted on a bracket 6| carried by one of the strengthening rings, in the present case the ring 28. Bracket 6| includes arms 62 carrying a sleeve 63 forming a bearing for the shaft I. At one end thesleeve includes a flange or head 64 and its other end is threaded at 65 to receive a nut 66 for drawing the head against an arm 62 whereby the sleeve is mounted securely. Obviously a wiper or squeegee secured to the outer end of shaft H will have oscillating movement applied thereto as the arm is actuated by the diaphragms. The ring 28 may be stamped from sheet metal and the arms 62 bent laterally to proper position.

A band-like closure 6'! is disposed about the edges ofthe flanges I4- and I5 of parts l2 and 13 and the .edge. portions 2| the latter. The. band v6'! is of split construction and its ends may be secured to the valve body 30 as by screws 68. This band serves-to strengthen of the diaphragms. whereby to substantially close the space-between the assembly. and to exclude 'dirt and dust but is provided with an opening 69 through which extends the bracket 6| and the bearing sleeve 63' as wellas the shaft Such opening alsoadmits air to the space 41.

From the above description; it .will beunderstood that the device of the invention comprises but a relatively fewparts and that a relatively compact structure is provided. The partsare. all within thecasing' formed by=thesheetmetal casing members-|2 and I3.-

The diaphragms in 1 addition to actuating thewipe'r shaft serve to cause actuation of the valve 44 whereby the 2.0-.

tion of the diaphragms: is reversed at-the end.

of each complete movement. Valve.35 is'for starting and stoppingthe device. and it Iw'ill'be apparent thatwhen the valveis pushed in' from the position of Fig. 2 there willlbe' no communication between passage-3| and-passage and thus no suction will be available insuction passage 3| for distribution to the chambersZZ and 23 and the device will be outof action.

Having thus set forth the nature of my. invention, whatI claim is: 0' I a 1. In a windshieldwipermotor, a pair of hollow metal parts each having a closed and anzopen side with an outwardly extending. flange about the open side, means connecting. saidflfianges and maintaining them infixed spaced relation with the open sides of the said parts in opposedrelation, a diaphragmin each of saidrparts, a

separate ring clamping each diaphragm -to-the.-

respective flange of its. hollow part to form -.a chamber in said part, said flange-connectingmeans also forming means for clamping the rings and diaphragms against the-flanges, means con-U necting the centers of the diaphragms, a..valve body located between the rings-and .having a,

suction passage andv distributing passages lead.-

ing to the respective chambers, valve means. mounted on said body and shiftableto place said.- distributing passages alternately in. communi-- cation with said suction passage, means for actuating said valve means from said second named connecting means, a shaft, and means.

connecting said secondnamed connecting with the shaft for operating it.

2. In awindshield wipermotor; apair of 'hol- 1; =1

means low metal parts each having a closed and an open side with an outwardly extending flange about the open side, a diaphragm in each of said parts and seated against its flange to form a chamber in said part, a clamping ring on the opposite side of each diaphragm to clamp it against the flange, a bearing on one of said rings, a shaft in the bearing, spacing elements between the rings to hold the parts in spaced relation, transverse bolts clamping the flanges and rings against the spacing elements, means connecting the centers of the diaphragms, operative means connecting the connecting means with the shaft, a valve block mounted in the space between the parts, valve means on the block for alternately connecting the suction passage with the respective distributing passages, means for operating the valve from said second named connecting means, and a covering strap around the edges of the flanges and extending between them to enclose the space between said parts.

ROBERT M. MORLEY. 

